title: Pyrolysis decomposition of tamarind seed for alternative fuel.
abstract: The conversion of tamarind seed into bio-oil by pyrolysis has been taken into consideration in the present work. The major components of the system were fixed bed fire-tube heating reactor, liquid condenser and collector. The crushed tamarind seed in particle form was pyrolyzed in an electrically heated fixed bed reactor. The products were liquid, char and gasses. The parameters varied were reactor temperature, running time, gas flow rate and feed particle size. The maximum liquid yield was 45 wt% at 400°C for a feed size of 3200 μm diameter at a gas flow rate of 6l/min with a running time of 30 min. The obtained pyrolysis liquid at these optimum process conditions were analyzed for physical and chemical properties to be used as an alternative fuel. The results show the potential of tamarind seed as an important source of alternative fuel and chemicals as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi 6204, Bangladesh. Electronic address: kader_042017@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kader
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parveen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haniu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takai
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry; D009821:Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D029861:Tamarindus / Q000737:chemistry*; D013818:Thermogravimetry; D013997:Time Factors; D044366:Transition Temperature
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D009821:Oils; C540010:biochar; D002606:Charcoal
keywords: Bio-fuel; Fixed bed; Pyrolysis; Renewable energy; Tamarind seed